Swaziland's King Mswati III has increased his annual household budget for 2014 by more than 10 percent to $61 million, as a large public wage bill continues to put pressure on the impoverished country. The budget of the king, whose personal fortune is estimated around $200 million, makes provisions for his salary, his mother's upkeep and royal aides. It also includes provisions for construction work on palaces that will cost the tax payer about $12.6 million. The royal budget is not debated in parliament, as discussions would be seen as challenging Africa's last absolute monarch.